The historical score shows how big an act was at the time of that edition, on a scale of 100 against the biggest acts of all editions. The letter is the level by the festival's own scale. How the points work ›
Chances for 2027
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Figures
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Career
- Line-ups
- Pukkelpop 2018
- Active since
- 1984
- Albums
- 1987 2025
- 1986 2021
- 1985 Instrumentals 2020
- 1985 2018
- instrumentals and demos (Limited Edition) 2018
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
KEXP 3 0,7 per week Since we track the stationKEXP 37 0,2 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 1 25 0,2 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 2 0,0 per week since Nov 2024
Records
Studio albums, the highest position in the Belgian and Dutch album charts (Ultratop, Dutch Charts) with the number of weeks, and gold and platinum (BEA, NVPI).
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 2025 | – | – | – |
| 1986 | 2021 | – | – | – |
| 1985 Instrumentals | 2020 | – | – | – |
| 1985 | 2018 | – | – | – |
| 1984 | 2015 | – | – | – |
| Electro Pharaoh | 2009 | – | – | – |
| Platinum Pyramids | 2006 | – | – | – |
| Get Into It | 1998 | – | – | – |
| Back From the Tomb | 1995 | – | – | – |
| Pyramix | 1993 | – | – | – |
| Filthy | 1988 | – | – | – |
| One Track Mind | 1986 | – | – | – |
| On the Nile | 1984 | – | – | – |
How popular is The Egyptian Lover compared with other countries?
Based on search volume and listeners from the various sources. Each country compared with the worldwide figure.
Best-known songs (Deezer)
Per edition, historical
Score measured in the twelve months before each edition, place = rank in that line-up. The letter differs per festival: an A at Best Kept Secret can be a C at Rock Werchter.
| Edition | Score | Level | Rank | Exceptional | Belgium | Netherlands | World | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukkelpop 2018 | – | D | 103 / 113 | 100 | – | – | – | Wikipedia, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukkelpop 2018 | Pukkelpop 2018: Festivaldag 4, Afsluiten in stijl | Dansende Beren | 19/08/2018 | dagverslag |
Over the years
◆ purple = album, ▲ red = festival in Belgium, ▲ green = festival in the Netherlands, ● grey = own concert. Click the legend to switch them on or off.
Festivals and own concerts
- ▲Saturday, August 2018 · Pukkelpop
Place among all acts on this site: 80 = viewed or searched more than 80% of the other acts that month. The thick line is the average.
Studio Brussel since August 2023, NPO 3FM and KINK since 2020, the other stations since late October 2026. "Compare countries" shows the average per station.
Songs per station, last 18 months
| Station | Country | Most played |
|---|---|---|
| KEXP | United States | Egypt, Egypt 3 · Future Tech 2 · Everything She Wants 2 · Freakalizer (The Egyptian Lover Remix) 2 · One Track Mind 1 |